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how do I stop giving a f*ck about my coworkers political ideas? (lemmy.ml)

submitted 1 week ago by sarah2653@lemmy.ml to c/asklemmy@lemmy.ml

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I don't talk about politics or religion at the workplace, yet there is a drama queen that loves just blurting out what she thinks to everyone around.

My way to go so far has been to ignore her, but sometimes I just want to yell at her how incoherent she is.

Then I'd be the one starting drama I guess...

I'm looking for advice to deal with these kind of people. I don't want to work listening to conspiracy theories.

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[–] xmunk@sh.itjust.works 28 points 1 week ago (3 children)

Headphones and a volume dial that goes to 11.

[–] fuckwit_mcbumcrumble@lemmy.dbzer0.com 14 points 1 week ago

Or noise canceling headphones, and only up to 5 so you don't destroy your hearing.

[–] kambusha@sh.itjust.works 13 points 1 week ago

Well, it's one louder, innit?

[–] Sir_Kevin@lemmy.dbzer0.com 10 points 1 week ago (1 children)

Not no tiny ones either, or they'll still walk up to you with their nonsense. Get some bigass highly visible headphones.

They when they start yapping at you anyway pretend you can't hear them. When they start waving around frantically in front of you, and this is the important part, slowly take off the headphones, look at them sideways and go "huh?". Make them repeat themselves. Don't engage. Get back to work asap with the headphones again.

Eventually they'll tire of this song and dance every time and move on to someone else. Hopefully.

[–] xmunk@sh.itjust.works 7 points 1 week ago

I, personally, have always been fond of headphones that double as ear muffs. Back in the day that meant Sennheisers - it may mean something else now, though.